deleting registry keys?

[jurtje]

I'm tryign to uninstall fricking mcafee virusscan, after it had gone corrupt (Okay, so it doesn't like norton to be installed on top), obviously the uninstall routine went wrong so I got from mcafee support a list of all the registry keys I had to delete. However, a couple of them I can't delete, windows gives me an error (... can't be deleted: error deleting the key). Everything else has been deleted, even in safe mode I can't delete these keys.
So whenever I try to reinstall I get error 1904 and ciao, mcafee won't work nor uninstall!

How do I delete those keys? :evil:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\R oot\LEGACY_NAIFILTR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\ LEGACY_MCSHIELD

[techniq]

format c: works pretty well for me, followed with installing an OS *immune to viruses.

Actually, just to go start->run, type regedit, then navigate to those keys with the 2 paths you listed.

[silenze]

Give this a shot: http://www.mit.edu/people/bbrids/virus.html

You run mcafee AND norton? I'm surprised your machine runs lol

[siq]

that's why i hate antivirus programs. they can help your computer IF you know how to use it. If you don't they're just as leathal if not more than a virus.

[silenze]

Lethal to your system resources, and pointless if you know what you're doing.

Recently someone I know got msblast, so they figured installing Norton would fix it.... HAW boy did that screw things up (a not updated, fresh install of norton security) ... a reinstall later it was fixed. :?

[jurtje]

I know I shouldn´t install mcafee and norton at the same time, I guess I wasn´t thinking clearly at that specific time 8)
Thanks for the link Silenze, but my problem remains, some registry entries I can´t delete in regedit. "error deleting key"

And now I can´t install any antivirus (norton wasn´t a success either I can tell you) and I feel netsky breathing in my neck....

[silenze]

That sort of software is usually more trouble than it's worth, as you're experiencing.. :(

[siq]

might be better to just reformat lol

[silenze]

format c: works pretty well for me, followed with installing an OS *immune to viruses.

Actually, just to go start->run, type regedit, then navigate to those keys with the 2 paths you listed.

That's the best way to reformat and not get a virus ^^^ :P

[Beemer]

Yeah, I just keep a backup of any critical information, and use the ultimate virus protection of format:C:\. However I still lack the mental capacity to switch to that other virus imune OS. :D

[silenze]

If you like CLI (command line interface), you may like an opensource OS, then again, there's always xfree86 and a variety of windowmanagers.

[playafly187]

Lethal to your system resources, and pointless if you know what you're doing.

Recently someone I know got msblast, so they figured installing Norton would fix it.... HAW boy did that screw things up (a not updated, fresh install of norton security) ... a reinstall later it was fixed. :?

very well said. i havent used virus software on my main rig in over a year, with 0 problems :)

[silenze]

hehe I've never had it installed on any of my machines, I've had a couple of viruses, but, I knew exactly when they were being installed and removed them 10 seconds later hehe

[jurtje]

Okay, so I guess, goodbye to the virusscanners, however, you guys still allow me to use zone alarm pro?

[silenze]

lol

we don't administrate your computer :P

I have no objection to firewalls -- 'cept for when I was doing technical support for dialup/dsl/wireless/cable, and only cause they called me to try and have me fix it.

[Beemer]

Yeah, from a tech support side firewalls suck. They limit troubleshooting ability. But they are just doing their job.

[silenze]

no 9 times out of 10 the firewall is the issue and the user REFUSES the turn it off or get rid of it -- HATE THEM! heh

[KryoNexus]

no 9 times out of 10 the firewall is the issue and the user REFUSES the turn it off or get rid of it -- HATE THEM! heh

agreed.

[Beemer]

no 9 times out of 10 the firewall is the issue and the user REFUSES the turn it off or get rid of it -- HATE THEM! heh

We have one of those on campus :wink:

[striker777]

Lethal to your system resources, and pointless if you know what you're doing.

Recently someone I know got msblast, so they figured installing Norton would fix it.... HAW boy did that screw things up (a not updated, fresh install of norton security) ... a reinstall later it was fixed. :?

very well said. i havent used virus software on my main rig in over a year, with 0 problems :)


ROFLMFAO!!!!! I'm not going to say a word.